Patents by Inventor Bernard C. Hanley

Bernard C. Hanley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4219224
    Abstract: A pipeline system particularly designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) comprising a plurality of pipe sections connected together as by welding, each section having an outer pipe or jacket and an inner liquid carrier pipe which is in compression when installed and which is secured at opposite end portions to the outer pipe by connector cones, the outer pipe being placed in tension by the connector cones. To reduce the thermal stress in the carrier pipe and heat leak from the outer to the inner pipe, each of the cones is connected to the inner pipe through a fiber reinforced plastic insulating member, preferably a polyester fiberglass cylinder. Thermal insulation such as polyurethane foam is placed in the annular space between the inner and outer pipes for further resistance to heat flow into the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1980
    Assignee: Foundation Cryogenic Joint Venture
    Inventor: Bernard C. Hanley